Remote working at a glance: early insights to the data emerging from remote working during COVID-19

Abstract

The experiences of Covid-19 as pandemic has challenged all workplaces globally. One of the most
common challenges workplaces have encountered was the shift from the physical workplace into the
virtual space which was done almost overnight. This has led to these experiences being anecdotally
coined as the largest global experiment of our time. As a result of this, new data relating to the
experiences of remote working through a pandemic has been emerging from multiple sources in the
form of studies, surveys, and polling. This paper places a spotlight on these and summarises some of the
key data that has been gathered by a number of organisations that examines the early data emerging
from remote working. This paper is intended to inform its readers of the experiences of remote working
of others, while helping inform decisions and conversations on what the post pandemic workplace may
be.